Slacklining for snow sports By Marty Grabijas You see them while you are assessing a run a bit beyond your comfort level. They move like silk in the wind and send, with grace and elegance, the run …

When all else fails Avalanche companion rescue skills By Richard Riquelme and Jason D. Martin We see it every day. Backcountry skiers come into our shop and ask to rent shovels, avalanche probes and …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-QbHRVOfcM Catch the premiere Days of My Youth at Aslan Brewing Co., 1330 N Forest St., in Bellingham November 7 at 7 p.m. Entry is free, with a suggested …

Liz Daley dies in avalanche in Argentina On September 29, Elizabeth Devon Daley, a professional snowboarder from Tacoma, Washington died in an avalanche in the Fitz Roy Massif region near El …

Winter is coming. Photo by Rylan Schoen.

Traversing the American Alps A photographer's account By Jason Hummel In June 2013, photographer/backcountry skier Jason Hummel and professional splitboarder Kyle Miller hiked and skied the Cascade …

Coleman Glacier Ski 4/12/14 on Vimeo . A few friends and I made a dawn-patrol trip to the Coleman Glacier on the northwest shoulder of Mt. Baker. We ran into pro snowboarder Maria DeBari and her …

Don’t poke the dragon in the eye Why every backcountry traveller should take an avalanche course By Ian Ferguson Digging snow pits in the Mt. Baker backcountry. Photo by John Grace, courtesy AAI. …

This video by contributor Dylan Hart takes the mystery out of mounting your splitboard bindings and setting up your skins. It's also a good look at how Voilé pucks, Spark R&D's new Tesla system …

Document your pre-tour routine on film, and you could win two days of cat skiing with Monashee Powder Snowcats, four days of skiing for two at any resort in the U.S., skis, an airbag pack, GoPro, …

Flowing down the mountain By Ian Ferguson Photo by Patrick O'Neil John Adams, co-owner of Glacier Ski Shop, is pretty easy to pick out on the ski slope. You can usually spot him out on the Shuksan …

Maëlle Ricker Interview with a gold medalist By Brandy Shreve A regular competitor in Mt. Baker Ski Area’s Legendary Banked Slalom, snowboarder Maëlle Ricker was the first Canadian woman to win …

Liz Daley, Mountain Slayist By Ian Ferguson To steal a quote from Zoolander, “That Liz Daley … She is so hot right now.” A Patagonia snowboard ambassador, American Alpine Institute guide and …

Bonnington Traverse Hut-to-hut skiing in B.C.’s southern interior Story and photos by Cory Tarilton In B.C.’s southern interior south of Nelson, the Bonnington Range holds rewards for those …

Who needs a terrain park when you have such great natural features? This video from 686 and Snowboarder magazine showcases some of Mt. Baker's best jump spots - from Granny's ridge to the Mt. Baker …

The Baker B(e)acon Rally, 2013 Photos by Patrick Kennedy The delicious scent of freshly fried bacon wafted up the slopes of Mt. Baker Ski Area on a rainy day in mid December. A combination of factors …

The Valhalla forest segment: skiing the trees, literally Have you seen Valhalla yet? The film won Movie of the Year at the Powder Awards last week. It's a groundbreaking ski film because it …

After 41 years in business, Sportsman Chalet is shutting down If you've visited their busy parking lot in the Trader Joe's complex in the last few days, you've seen the signs. Sportsman Chalet is …

The Elusive Mr. DeBari By Ian Ferguson Professional snowboarder and Glacier native Lucas DeBari took a moment out of his roller coaster year to tell us about his past, his present and the upcoming …

Money well spent The benefits of a sno-park permit By Sharon Robinson | Photo by Brett Baunton Costing about as much as dinner for two, a sno-park permit is a small price to pay for access to more …